一语成谶
yī​yǔ​chéng​chèn

a prophetic remark

  • created reference approved 一语成谶/一語成讖 → 谶/讖 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一语成谶 / 一語成讖 yī​yǔ​chéng​chèn

    谶 / 讖 chèn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一语成谶/一語成讖 · yī​yǔ​chéng​chèn · a prophetic remark — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一语成谶 / 一語成讖

    yī​yǔ​chéng​chèn

    a prophetic remark

    (idiom) a casual or unintentional remark that later turns out to be true, often in a tragic or unfortunate way

    yì​yǔ​chéng​chèn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 语 (literal) → 语/語 · yǔ · saying 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 谶 (literal) → 谶/讖 · chèn · prophecy

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense